The dreaded week of Valentine's Day is finally here. You can't bear to hear all the plans friends are making with their significant others -- a constant reminder that you're single. One pal is planning to propose in lavish restaurant, another is having a bouquet of roses delivered to his girl and th…

During the late '80s and early parts of the '90s, R&B was dominated by the new jack swing era, with artists such as Janet Jackson, New Edition and Boyz II Men being some of the subgenre's most successful acts. Those were good times up until a young chick from Yonkers rose up t…

If Carl Thomas wasn't regularly slated to perform at the Essence Music Festival, he'd probably be an avid attendee. After all, before anything, he's a fan of great music."I'm always looking forward to catching Mary J. Blige's show," he tells The BoomBox...

Wherever Carl Thomas shot his new video for 'Don't Kiss Me,' we want to hang out there. The track opens with a guest verse from Snoop Dogg, who holds court at a table covered with chilled bubbly bottles and flanked by sophisticated hotties...

Carl Thomas has never had a No. 1 record. The Chicago crooner has come close though, with each of his previous three solo albums -- 2000's 'Emotional,' 2004's 'Let's Talk About It' and 2007's 'So Much Better' -- clenching the No. 2 spot on the Billbo…